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The Nitro Bar Pop-Up

The Nitro Bar Pop-Up

Astor Place · Manhattan

Viral Rhode Island coffee crew The Nitro Bar is taking over Astor Place for two days of peanut butter whipped latte madness. Grab the exclusive Reese's collab, snag a recipe card, and hope you're one of the first 100 for a limited koozie.

Community Goods Pop-Up

Community Goods Pop-Up

SKIMS · Manhattan

LA's viral coffee sensation landed in SoHo inside a SKIMS pop-up. Community Goods pours four drinks only: Latte, Vanilla Latte, Matcha Spänner, and Rell's Pink Lemonade. Come for the caffeine, stay for the chaos of sipping a Matcha Spänner surrounded by shapewear.

Entre Amigos II

Entre Amigos II

Café Colmado · Manhattan • $$

Step into Café Colmado and you're suddenly in abuela's living room: domino tables, mini casitas, and chancletas on the walls. This Puerto Rican and Dominican fueled spot serves Latin American drip coffee and hosts community gatherings where the reggaeton hits and the vibes feel like family.

Moka & Co

Moka & Co

Manhattan

Ditch the chains for Yemeni coffee traditions and spiced lattes you won't find anywhere else. The Iced Moka Spice and Adeni Chai honor methods passed down for generations.

Voyager Espresso

Voyager Espresso

Financial District • $$

Tucked in the Fulton Street subway station, this futuristic café serves deconstructed specialty drinks that turn coffee into theater. Expect rotating roasters, house-made syrups, and a Carl Sagan-inspired space-age vibe.

The Community Boutique & Cafe

The Community Boutique & Cafe

East Village

This East Village spot blends coffee culture with community spirit—sip lattes made with homemade syrups while browsing local jewelry, art, and knitwear, or catch yoga and live music sessions.

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Thu, Oct 15 · 6:00 PM

Boris & Horton After Dark

Boris & Horton · Manhattan

$$

Thu, Oct 15 · 4:00 PM

THE SOUNDS OF IL SOLE

IL Sole · Manhattan

$$

Thu, Oct 15 · 8:30 AM

Coffee & Memberships

Boris & Horton · Manhattan

$0

Thu, Oct 15 · 7:00 AM

Eataly Caffè Opening

Eataly Caffè · Manhattan

$$

Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM

SWE NY Fall Café Crawl ☕

Moshava Coffee · Manhattan

$15

Mon, Oct 19 · 6:30 PM

Figure Drawing Mondays

Enoch's · Manhattan

$

Wed, Oct 28 · 5:00 PM

Happy Hour

Dutch Baby Bakery · Manhattan

Free

Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM

Cameras and Coffee: Community Meet-Up

International Center of Photography Museum · Manhattan

Kitties Yoga Class

Meow Parlour · Manhattan

$

Community Open Mic

Buunni Coffee - Inwood · Manhattan

$

Game Nights and How-to-Dungeons & Dragons Sessions

Chaotic Good Cafe · Manhattan

$

Hex & Co. Board Game Cafe

Hex & Company · Manhattan

$

Bluestockings Events

Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore · Manhattan

Grand Opening Lucky Draw

Teapulse · Manhattan

New York Starbucks Reserve® Spring Menu

Starbucks Reserve Roastery New York · Manhattan

$$

Yappy Hour

Boris & Horton · Manhattan

$$

Ray's Candy Stand

Civic Center

Blackstone Coffee Roaster

West Village

$

Hole In The Wall - FiDi

Financial District

$$

Silvana

Harlem

$$

Vesuvio Bakery

SoHo

$$

Bluestone Lane 55 Hudson Yards Café

Chelsea

$$

The Commons

Manhattan

Tidal Tea

Harlem

$

Fives at The Peninsula

Manhattan

$$

Flatiron Public Plaza

Flatiron District

Sunday to Sunday

Lower East Side

$$

Hawa Smoothies and Bubble Tea

East Village

$

Jazzcultural

Hell's Kitchen

$$

Grace Street Coffee & Desserts

Midtown

$$

HHD (Heuk Hwa Dang)

Manhattan

$

Birch Coffee

Upper East Side

$$

Bluestockings Cooperative Bookstore

Manhattan

L.A. Burdick Handmade Chocolates

SoHo

$$

M Star Cafe

Chinatown

$

Artara Coffee (Cambodian)

Upper East Side

maman

Upper West Side

$$

Dowling's at The Carlyle

Upper East Side

$$$$

Cafe Joah

Manhattan

Saltwater Coffee & Wine Bar

Lower East Side

Indomable Coffee

East Harlem

$$

787 Coffee

East Village

Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan

Upper West Side

Free

Red Eye NY

Hell's Kitchen

$$

Kung Fu Tea

Midtown

$

ENLY

Nolita

Boba Guys Soho

SoHo

$

Coffee and Caviar

Tribeca

ChaHalo 茶话弄 - East Village

East Village

Church of the Epiphany

Manhattan

Harlem Bubble Tea - 125th

East Harlem

Dark Matter Coffee - Adios Amigos

East Village

The Haus of Collectives

Inwood

Manhattanville

Manhattanville

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